About IMPACT
Since 1971, IMPACT has been teaching solutions for safe living. IMPACT provides realistic personal safety training that gives students the skills to respond appropriately to threatening situations in the moment of fear or intimidation.
Realistic Scenarios
Our classes simulate scenarios of threat, intimidation and violence perpetrated by strangers and people we know. Classes are taught by a team of two instructors, one of whom takes on the role of a perpetrator. He wears a full suit of body armor so students can safely defend themselves using the same force needed in a real attack.
A Fight Avoided is a Fight Won
We teach that physical self-defense is always a last resort. Students learn verbal skills to de-escalate conflict and stop a fight before it starts. Many assailants use verbal threats to stop people in their tracks, so students learn to keep their cool and respond effectively to harassment and intimidation.
Building Self-Confidence
Research on our graduates shows that IMPACT
training increases overall self-confidence. This
course gives students the opportunity to be
effective and successful in the face of fear. Having
this experience has helped people heal from past
trauma and take on new challenges.
For more information on
what happens in a typical
IMPACT class, click here.
Experienced instructors
IMPACT programs are led by a diverse group of
instructors whose expertise includes education, counseling, domestic violence, sexual assault, criminal justice, youth development, and martial arts.
Click here to learn more about our staff and instructors.
Triangle, Inc.
IMPACT is an independent nonprofit organization that operates as a subsidiary of Triangle. Triangle helps people with disabilities and others who face adversity to lead dignified, independent, and economically self-sufficient lives.
Credits
Most photos on this website were taken by Kevin Jacobus and
Ana Reyes, professional photographers and IMPACT instructors. This website was designed by Sarah Dylan Breuer, also an IMPACT instructor.
